The closing preview briefly turns to German naval strategy. Holtzendorff is described as an opponent of unrestricted submarine warfare, in line with many officers in the German Navy, while Tirpitz later declared his support for the policy. In this account, Holtzendorff believed Tirpitz's programme had trapped the navy: it lacked enough weapons to fulfil Tirpitz's ambitions and could not adequately defend itself. The passage points to an internal argument over fleet construction, responsibility, and the turn toward unrestricted submarine warfare.
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Holtzendorff and Tirpitz on unrestricted submarine warfare
A preview of a later strategist episode describes Holtzendorff's opposition to unrestricted submarine warfare and his view that Tirpitz's fleet policy had left Germany without enough weapons.